Syslinux - Jul 2004 - Problem with SysLinux but not with LILO

Hi,

I am trying to use two products that use SysLinux and finally realised the
SysLinux is the cause of my woes. I'm trying to use Freesco and IPCop. IPCop
version 1.3 used a different boot loader to 1.4 which uses SysLinux. I have
been through numerous trials and tribulations in trying to get Freesco to
work but eventually gave up and went with IPCop. I kept getting the "Boot
Failed" error message. I went of to use IPCop instead. ICOP ver 1.3 uses
LILO. Now the new version of IPcop (1.4b5) use SysLinux, so I am almost
right back where I started - with the "Boot Failed error message. I then
traced the problem to the common denominator - Syslinux. I used the same
floppy disk and was able to boot with LILO but not with SysLinux.

Have any of you heard of this problem before?
What can I do?

Thanks

JJ

More of an update:

The problem I'm having is with SysLinux. It just will not boot on my PC.
IPCop 1.3 uses LILO and this boots fine but in the beta release 1.4, they
are using  SysLinux. It is an older PC (486 with Pentium overdrive and 16MB
of memory with 1.2 Gig hard drive) and the BIOS reads as follows
"PhoenixBIOS(TM) A486 Version 1.00.09.AC0"

Is there something I can do to debug this?

-jj




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JJ" <jungle_jim at icon.co.za>
To: <syslinux at zytor.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 12:21 AM
Subject: [syslinux] Problem with SysLinux but not with LILO

> Hi,
>
> I am trying to use two products that use SysLinux and finally realised the
> SysLinux is the cause of my woes. I'm trying to use Freesco and IPCop.
IPCop
> version 1.3 used a different boot loader to 1.4 which uses SysLinux. I
have
> been through numerous trials and tribulations in trying to get Freesco to
> work but eventually gave up and went with IPCop. I kept getting the
"Boot
> Failed" error message. I went of to use IPCop instead. ICOP ver 1.3
uses
> LILO. Now the new version of IPcop (1.4b5) use SysLinux, so I am almost
> right back where I started - with the "Boot Failed error message. I
then
> traced the problem to the common denominator - Syslinux. I used the same
> floppy disk and was able to boot with LILO but not with SysLinux.
>
> Have any of you heard of this problem before?
> What can I do?
>
> Thanks
>
> JJ
>
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